Rail-joint.



R. STUEBNBR.

BAIL JOINT.

' nruonxou FILED In as, 1914.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

INVENTOR 7!?5/aefi/7H? ATTOINIV' Yul MIL ml" 00.. 'NO'O-LIYN To'ail litm ay mm 4 Be t. n n me am I'STUEBNER,

a citizen; o the United States be America,

residing [at Millvaleyi n the-county of Alle- I gheny andStateofRenn'sylvania,,-have in-, vented certain new'and useful-Improvements.

inBail-Joints, of which the: following is, a

f 'specificationj, reference being-Ihad therein'to' i the head 7v nd n ibeveled. Each 0 Q hasgfgrlifs'dbjet t prgvide adevice of ig ded with aserieslof longitudinally extendsu 'ch class, in a manner asherein'afterset? forth, for connecting the. opposing ends of j a fpairl of trackrails together withoutsthe ttiineproviding for the expansion and COIl-jthe t ompanyi a ng- 1 I Thisinventionv relates to rail joints, and

employment ofnutsand bolts at the same traction ofrithe track rails dueto climatic conditions.

l Furthenfobjectsof the .-invention are to 'constructiomfandarrangement, strong, du-

provide arail joint, which is simple in its I rable conve en v-S upu h gy .effi-- cient in its use, andinexpensive,

*parts' as "hereinafter .-more @Wi the foregoing and other objects inview," :th e invention consists of the novel coni structiom; combinationand arrangement of specifically def .v andillustrated 'in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is'shown an embodiment of theihventiombutitis ,to be understood that "changes, variations andmodifications can-{beresorted to which come within the ."mQP ef-i a d ime un ppen d? 5;"?

' 11-" the-drawings wherein like reference I "corresponding 1'throughout fthe several views :'Figure. '1 is 4 aside-elevation of apair of-track rails showing.thej; adaptation thereto Or rail joint inaccordance-twith this invention, Fig. 2 is an'enla-rged' side elevationshowing apor characters denote ation jofj-thejoint, Fig. 3 is asectional plan,

' brokenaway of the ;joint, andFig. 4 is a' transverse-sectional view,through one of the track rails and the joint.

fRefer'ring to the drawings in detail, 5-

and 6 denote a pair of track rails, and each I -provided with-'aseriesof Ion '50 'of jwhichincludes a head'7, web 8 and base .9. ,1The web 8of'each; of the track railslis tending elongated I openings .10. i

- Arranged at each side of thetrack rails 5 zand 6, a splice bar 11, andeach of which 7 ha's itslower end provided with a flange 12,'fwhich..abuts"againstthe base 91, as, well as "projects" laterallytherefrom; Each; of "the splice-bars 11 extends from the base 9yto 5;Bunnie mu my-a mntvans, mms' wamaj gitudinally' ex j i I m n-J0me.

- f1;109,4 :2 ',i v Specification of Letters'latent. ate t 1; 1914, IApplication flledMay 25,1914. seri lno, 840,894. v

thereof, longitudinally recessed as at 13.

thehead 7, \and' hasitsinner face, centrally,

The upper and lowergedges of each of the Splice bars 11 arebeveled asat;14, whereby,

, tion due to thefifact that the lower face .of per faceof'the base 9are;

the splice bars 11' is pro 1 elongated openings 15, which when thearranged in alinemen't with theiopenings 10 .inh9'Web8d .7] ace each ofthe splice bars The outer f 11, isxprovidedj;.withanvupper and a lowersp ice bars 11 arelmountedgin position, are.

projecting portion-16 and-17 respectively,

and each of. said projectingj portions inter,- mediate: its ends s,provided twith .a. concavity. 18; The endsof the projecting portions areoppositelybeveled with respect tionsare arranged parallel to the sidewalls. ofU-the openings 15. The concavities 18.0f

'. Qtjo'each other and thesaid projecting por-.;

icertainof the projeotingportions are arranged parallel to the innerends of certain :of the openings 15, while the concavities 18 of theother ofthe projecting portions are arranged ,parallel to the innerendsfof theothertof saidopenings. As illustrated,

tainfofthe projecting portions are arranged at the inner ends of threeof the each of the fish plates is provided -with six openings 15, andthe concavities of the 1' other of the projecting portions are ari'ranged at the inner ends of the other three of the openings 15. fExtending-through the alining openings 10 and 15, arev retainingmembers, and each of which comprises a cylindrical body portion 19,having a rectangular'head 20 ateach end thereof. The termini of the bodyportion 19 are disposed centrally with respect to the inner faces of theheads 20.

The-innenfaces of the; heads 20 at each side of thetermini of the bodyportionx19 are oppositely beveled as-at 21 and; the

rails 5. and 6 togethen i said beveled inner faces of the heads 20'ofjeach retaining member seat in a pair of-opposed c'oncavities ,18,under such conditions locking the fish plates and track j 7 I,

I ""Theopenings 10"and 15 are of a length to provide for the passage ofa head 20y when mounting a retaining member in position and whenmounting the retaining member in position, the heads 20 extend ber hasbeen positioned with the heads the con'cavities, under such conditionsthe splice bars and track rails being locked together. "When a retainingmember is in position, four locking engagements are had between theheads] thereof and the splice bars and four locking engagements areprovided by the two upper projecting portions,

the two lower pro ecting portions, the concav'itifes 18 in the fourprojecting portions, and the four beveled surfaces ofthe pair of heads20 of the retaining members.

Although each of the splice bars is illustrated as provided with sixopenings, it is'obv'ious that this number can be increased or,diminished, and although six retaining members are illustratedinconnection with the joint, yet it is obvious that this number can beincreased or diminished if desired.

VQ-hat I claim is: 1; A rail joint comprising a pair of fish platesadapted to be positioned against the sides of a pair of track rails andformed Copies of this patent may be obtained for longitudinally. Afterthe retaining niemthereof extending longitudinally, the re-.

with openings, each of said splice bars on its outer face provided withpairs of projecting portions arranged parallel to the side walls of saidopenings, each of said offsets having its outer face provided with acentrally disposed concavity and each of its end portions beveled, thebevel of the ends of each projecting portion being opposite with respectto each other, retaining members extending through said openings andfurther adapted to extend through the webs of the track rails and havingheads at the ends thereof, each of said heads having its inner facebeveled in opposite directions, the beveled inner faces of each of theheads of a retaining member seated in opposite co'ncavities for lockingsaid splice bars and track rails together.

A rail joint comprising a pair of splice bars adapted to be positionedagainst the sides of a pair of track rails and each provided with aplurality of openings, each of said splice bars further having its outerface formed with projecting portions having concavities and beveledsurfaces leading to the ends of the concavitiea and retaining membersextending through said opening and further adapted to extend through thewebs of the rails and each provided with a pair of heads having theinner faces thereof oppositely beveled, the beveled inner faces of saidheads engaging in said concavities for locking the splice bars and trackrails together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

RUBEN STUEBNER. lVi-tnesses MAX H. S'nonovrrz, I1. DUNN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. (1.

